AcuityAds (NYSE:ATY – Get Rating) and MGT Capital Investments (OTCMKTS:MGTI – Get Rating) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and earnings.
Risk & Volatility
AcuityAds has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MGT Capital Investments has a beta of 2.86, indicating that its share price is 186% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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This table compares AcuityAds and MGT Capital Investments' revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| AcuityAds | $97.36 million | 0.93 | $8.42 million | $0.03 | 53.35 |
| MGT Capital Investments | $880,000.00 | 5.18 | -$1.54 million | N/A | N/A |
AcuityAds has higher revenue and earnings than MGT Capital Investments.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
8.7% of AcuityAds shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of MGT Capital Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.0% of AcuityAds shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of MGT Capital Investments shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for AcuityAds and MGT Capital Investments, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| AcuityAds | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.67 |
| MGT Capital Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
AcuityAds presently has a consensus target price of $3.33, suggesting a potential upside of 108.33%. Given AcuityAds' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe AcuityAds is more favorable than MGT Capital Investments.
Profitability
This table compares AcuityAds and MGT Capital Investments' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| AcuityAds | 1.38% | -2.65% | -2.04% |
| MGT Capital Investments | -2,045.69% | -326.62% | -755.96% |
Summary
AcuityAds beats MGT Capital Investments on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About AcuityAds
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AcuityAds Holdings, Inc. engages in the provision of digital advertising solutions. It focuses on self-serve programmatic marketing platform. It offers video advertising, self-serve advertising technology, and mobile advertising. The company was founded by Tal Hayek, Nathan Mekuz, Rachel Kapcan, and Joe Ontman on October 9, 2009 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
About MGT Capital Investments
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MGT Capital Investments, Inc. engages in cryptocurrency mining business. It solves complex mathematical problems using custom designed and programmed application-specific integrated circuit computers. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.
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